I was really looking forward to getting a nice, azteked surface on my NX Enterprise, so I ordered the JDL decal set. Looked great! Figured I'd start with one of the large panelled areas in front of the bridge. I followed the instructions and cut the larger decal into small pieces 1 x 2 inch or thereabouts pieces. Unfortunately not being a master decal'er, after I slid them onto the model, I ended up with a slight mis-alignment and a few wrinkles. So I very carefully tried to slide the onion skin thin decals around to get them lined up properly. Naturally of course it'd practically welded itself to the model so getting it tweeked and laid down was a bit of a chore. Worse, I suddenly realized that the Q-tip and fingertips I'd been using to move them around were now inkstained. The stupid colors on the decals were washing off! I tried a few more sections with the same results.
I've used plenty of big company decals in the past, and plenty of custom jobs for model planes that were pretty thin, but never had anything this bad before. Did I do something wrong and are all 'custom' decals this delicate, or did I just get a bad set?
Hopefully I can get a refund so I can order a paint mask set. I just hate having to let a model sit and collect dust while I wait for them to arrive.
Even worse is I also have a Romulan BoP set on its way in the mail too. I just hope that JT Graphics makes a better quality product.
Anyway, thanks for letting me vent.
and an IM from Justin offering to send me a replacement set. Sounds like I just may have gotten a dud. I'll post an update after they arrive.
